Coin purse



Aug. l2, 1941. N, H SWANSQN 2,252,586

COIN PURSE Filed May .'24, 1939 2 Sheets--Shee'tl 1 /VEL s H. SWA M50/v All@ l2, 1941- N. H. swANsoN 2,252,586

GOIN PURSE Filed May 24, 1939 2 sheets-sheet 2 /g EFE-F 2jr.

Patented Aug. 12, 1941 y azsass ooIN PUnsE Nels H, Swanson, Chicago, Ill. p Application Mayu, 1939;;seria1 No. 275,350

7 claims; (olpi'ss) invention relatesto coin purses, and more lparticularly to a combination coin and bill purse whereinthe casing, constructed of leather or other-suitable material, is of a unitary construction includi'ngcpocket` forming pieces, eliminating the yuse of side pocketseamsto provide a larger pocket, either one of the longitudinal margins of which may `beleit vopen to form the Ipocket entrance, whilethe other longitudinal margin serves as a `hingemernloer to which a coin holder is secured, said coin rholder including improved grooved coin guides. having `integrally formed*` on one Y end thereonv an aperturedmounting foot which is held. 'atl right angles thereto `loy meansoi side braces integrally connecting` the side margins of the supporting iootawith'the side margins of the im- `proved* coin guide tof insure a positive mounting ofi-'the coin :guide at right angles'to acoin guide channel base forming part of the coin guide holden/i w ,Itlisanfobjectvoi this invention to provide an improved and-simplified form of i coin purse wherein the Y'casing including-the pocket is con-` structedout of aunitary piece of material whereby .arlcard or: billfupocket may be formed within thevpurse, withoutside seams, to provide a oimaxirnum width in the purse. i

pocket rA'notherobject of ther invention is to provide f aniimproved andA simplified" form of coin purse wherein the casing'is formed of a unitary piece of material, portions of which are adapted to be folded' to provide a card or bill pocket within the casing A'with the elimination of side seams,v4 said pocket having; upper and Y lower `flap .extensions to eitherlone of which a coinholder may be secured; permitting hinged movement oilthe coin holder with respect to the case and permitting one of the pocket extension flaps toserve` as a closure for the` open end of the coin holder slot-s whenvthe c oinvpurse is closed. "l f i ,i iItlis afurther object of this invention to provide animproved typeof coin purse consisting of acombination .unitary coin case and Pocket; 4said pocket being formed with only a single seam andl iirdtinstreihepostponedtiesoieguigesa' with upper `and'lower a'p extensions, to one ofr 45 'sembly is completed. h t

i Stillianother object of this invention is to providefacoin purse including integrally supported fcoinholders including a channel-shaped base to right angles to the -hase when the coin holderaswhich 4coin guides are rigidlysecured and Vmaini itainedLatQright angles with respect to the base by; means'of base supports having side flanges `which V'are integral withthe side iianges of the `coinguides forming part ofthe holder.

Another `objectof the invention is the provision y:oa coin purse wherein the body portion of the purse is of such conguration as will give a maxi-` mum pocket capacity within the Ypurse from a minimum area ofmaterial, and at the same time haver the `configuration of `the body blank so formedxthatthe side pocket seams are eliminated andi:replaced::by a single intermediate pocket rA'.' u'rther lobjectfofthe invention is the provisiomofia coin=pursewherein the coin purse body y from a unitary piece oi material such as leather,

permitting a single seam pocket of `maximum capacityf'to be formed, with said pocket having a thespecication andthe accompanying drawings.

4'lhefinvention (in-preferred forms) is illustrated ,in the" drawings and hereinafter more fully ventionwillbeapparent `from the disclosures in y Figure 1 is an inner plan View of an improved coin purse embodying the principles of this invention;

Figure 2 is a' side elevation of the opened purse shown in Figure 1;

Figure 3 is an Venlarged fragmentary detailed section taken on the line III-III of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary detailed section taken on the line IV-IV of Figure 2, with the rivet shown in elevation;

Figure 5 is an end View of the coin purse in closed position;

Figure 6 is a detailed section through the pocket of the coin purse, taken on the line VI-VI of Figure 1, showing the elimination of the side pocket seams and providing maximum pocket ca pacity;

Figure 7 is a developed plan view of the coin purse blank from which the body and pocket is formed;

Figure 8 is a fragmentary plan view of a piece of material illustrating the method of stamping out coin purse blanksL with a minimum of waste, and furthermore illustrating the positioning of the apertures and notches provided in each of the coin purse blanks;

Figure 9 is an inside plan view of a modified form of coin purse wherein the bottom of the pocket is formed adjacent the inner end of the coin purse closure flap to provide a pocket opening adjacent the coin holder hinged flap; and

Figure 10 is a detailed section taken on the line X-X of Figure 9.

As shown on the drawings:

rllhey reference numeral I indicates a strip or sheet of leather or other suitable material which isvadapted to be subjected to a punch press for the purpose vof permitting a plurality of improved coin purse blanks or templates to be stamped therefrom with a minimum of waste. Figure 8 illustrates intertting rows of reversed and staggered blanks laid out on the material to provide an arrangement showing a waste area 2 and a waste area 3 between adjacent rows of form layouts on the material, providing a minimum wastage of material.

The blank layout arrangement on the material is such that the blanks are arranged in rows with adjacent rows of the blanks staggered so that the rows of blanks interi-lt with one another, leaving very small waste areasrin the material. The required apertures and notches in the blanks are adapted to be stamped out at the same time that the blanks are stamped from the leather or other material.

As illustrated in Figure 7, the body of the coin purse is made out of a form or blank of leather or other suitable material. The purse blank comprises a main body portion or back 4 having abottom extension or flap 5 integral with one end thereof. and an upper or top ap extension 6 integral with the other end thereof. The inner or. iront wall flap 5 is provided with an aperture 1, and the upper or topv flapv ofV the coin purse isprovided with an aperture 8. Integrally formed on the sides ofthe main body portion 4 .of the coin purse are side wingsor pocket flaps 9 and I0. The coin purse blank-or .form is provided with slots or notches. Il cut inwardly -a short distance from the corners where lthe pocket iaps Sand Illjoin the-back or body portion 4 of the coin purse. Each of the pocket or side flaps 9 and I0 is provided with a plurality of apertures I2 in one of the margins thereof.

VThe slots or notches II form top marginal flaps aasasee I3A and bottom marginal flaps I4 on the pocket aps 9 and I0. The apertures I2 are provided in the pocket flap extensions I4. Engaged in the aperture 'I of the front wall or lower flap extension 5 is a snap fastener male member or snap head I5 adapted to have removably snapped thereon a snap-fastener cap or recessed button IS which is securely mounted in the opening 8 of the top wall or upper extension flap 6.

After the snap-fastener parts have been engaged on the extension flaps 5 and 6 of the coin purse casing, the pocket forming side flaps 9 and I0 are folded inwardly over the inner face of the main body portion 4 of the coin purse casing until the outer side margins of the flaps 9 and I0 overlap. The overlapping portions of the pocket extensions or flaps are secured together by means of a flat seam or scarf joint I1. To more securely fasten the upper end of the scarf joint I'I, a metal diamond-shaped clip or staple I8 is engaged through the overlapping portions of the scarf joint, as clearly illustrated in Figure 1.

The marginal portions I3 of the pocket flaps S and I0 form a pocket entrance flaprwhich also serves as a coin holder flap or cover, as hereinafter more fully described. The lower end of the coin purse pocket lis closed by means of a row of stitching I9 covering the width of the hinged flap I4 forming part of the pocket flaps 9 Iand I0. As clearly illustrated in Figure 6, the pocket flaps 9 and I0 being integral with the sides of the main body portion 4 of the coin purse casing permit the pocket flaps to be folded inwardly and seamed by the scarf joint I1, thereby leaving rounded bight, portions ,at the sides of the pockets to produce a pocket of maxf imum capacity. by the elimination of the Ordinar side seams of coin purse pockets.

A denominational coin holder is rigidly secured to the hinged flap I4 by means of rivets 20 to be engaged through the hinged flap openings I2 and through apertures in the base ofthe coin holder. A The improved denominational coin holder is secured to the intermediate portion of the hinged ap I4, as illustrated in Figure 1, leaving the ends of the hinge nap free from attachment to the corners of the coin holders. The ydenominational coin holder comprises a metal channel base 2I having a row of apertures disposed longitudinally therein in such relation as to register with the apertures I2 in the hinged flap I4 of the coin purse. The ends of the channel base 2I are open and extend a short distance beyond the ends of the side flanges forming part of the channel base.

Rigidly secured on each end of the channel base 2I is .a cross-sectioned or grooved outer coin guide 22 constructed of metal or other suitable material, the upper end of which is rounded. The outer end portion of each of the coin guides 22 is indented to provide an inwardly projecting detent 23 transversely across the inner end portion of Vthe coin guide to serve as a restriction forl coins entering and leaving the coinguide. The lower end of each of the coin guides 22 is bent inwardlyat right angle to form a supporting foot 24 which is providedv with an aperture which registers with an end aperture in the coin holder*r base` 2I to' receive a rivet 25 for rigidly securing the base end of the coin guide to the endportion of the coinholder base 2| and seated in the curved end piece 26 (Figure 4) which'acts` to.v assist in bracing the coin guide in position. j l To positivelyinsure the positioning of the end of the coin guides 22 at right angles to the` coin holder base 2|, the vtwo sides ofthe guide base or foot 24 are formed withintegral side brace flanges v21 which are integral. with the side iianges of the coin guides 22, so that when a coin guide is secured to the brace, a positive positioning of the guide at right angles to the brace is insured. After the two end coin guides `are secured at right langles to the ends of the channel base 2|, the channel base is positioned upon the hinge flap I4 so thatthe apertures in the channel base register with the apertures |2 in the hinge iiap IA. The rivets 20 are now engaged through the registering openings in the hinge flap It and in the channel base 2| and also engage `the feet 24 of a plurality of pairs of intermediate' coin guides 22 which are identical with the end guides 22 and `have side brace iianges 21 integrally connecting the sides of the base ieet`2ll of the intermediate guides with the guide iianges, as clearly illustrated in Figures 3 and'4.

rIhe side brace flanges 21 of the intermediate guides 22 also insure positive positioning of the inter-mediate guides at right angles to the channel base 2| of the coin holder. The coin guide brace flanges 21 also stiflen the coin guide holders and prevent the coin guides from being bent inwardly or outwardly with respect to the feet 24 thereof, after the guides are mounted in position. Attention is called to the fact that with the improved flanged feet on the guides 22, only the rivets 20 and 25 are used for securing the coin guides to the channel base 2|, and the use of washers between the inner heads of the rivets and the feet of the coin guides yis eliminated. As clearly illustrated in Figure 3, it will be noted that by providing the side brace flanges 21 on each of the feet 24 of the coin guides 22, the brace flanges 21 are adapted to seat against the inner faces of the side flanges of the channel base 2| of the coin holder to insure a rigid construction between the holder base 2| and the lower ends of the coin guides 22.

As clearly illustrated in Figure 1, the intermediate coin guides 22 are `placed back to back, so that in all, four coin pockets are provided in the coin holder, with the pockets being of different predetermined widths for receiving coins of different denominations, such as pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters. For the purpose of guiding and positioning the coins in inclined overlapping relationship within the coin pockets or slots formed by the coin guides 22 of the coin holder, the lower end of each coin guide 22 is dented inwardly to provide a coin positioning detent rib or bead 28 which is inclined, as clearly illustrated in Figure 3, so that when the lowermost coin in the coin pocket reaches the positioning detent 28, the coin will be deected and held in an inclined position so that the following coins will be properly positioned in overlapping stacked relationship in the respective coin pockets. As illustrated in Figure 5, a coin 29, when dropped in a coin pocket, will assume an inclined position when it contacts the positioning bead or detent 28.

Figures 9 and 10 disclose a modified form of coin purse, the various parts of which are constructed substantially the saine as those used in the coin purse illustrated in Figures 1 to 1, inclusive. In this form of coin purse, the only difference is that the pocket for receiving cards or bills has the end adjacent the top or upper extension iiap 6 closed by means of a row of stitching 30, and` the diamond-'shaped clip I8 is oirntted.`v This construction leaves the pocket Vopen adjacent the lower cover iiap 5, as indicated by the lreference numeral 3| in Figure 10. Y Itwill, of course, be understood that numerous .details of construction may be varied through a wide range Without departing from the principles of this invention, and it is therefore, not the purpose to limit the patent granted hereon otherwise than necessitated by the 'scope of the flaps, and a coin holder secured to one of the `pocket flaps with the other pocket flap serving as a closure for the coin holder when the purse is closed.

2. A combination card, bill and coin purse comprising a casing including an integral pocket having top and bottom iiaps integrally forming a part thereof and formed with only a single transverse seam, and a denominational coin holder secured to one of the pocket flaps and closed by the other flap when the purse is closed. c 3. A coin purse comprising a one-piece casing including a back, cover flaps integral with the ends of the back, and pocket flaps integral with the sides of the back and connected together by a single seam intermediate the sides of the back and providing a maximum width pocket, means for closing one end of the pocket, iiap extensions at both the open and closed ends of the pocket, and a coin holder secured to one of said flap extensions and adapted to be covered by the other flap extension when the coin purse is closed.

4. A coin purse including in combination, a unitary casing blank comprising a back and two pairs of oppositely positioned wings integrally formed thereon, said blank having notches therein between two of the wings and the back, said two Wings foldable inwardly over the back and connected to one another by a single seam and to the back by a fastening means to form an inner pocket in the coin purse, said notches in the blank permitting the formation of opposite pocket extensions to form `a double thickness of material at the bight portions of the purse when the two remaining wings are folded to overlap one another to enclose the pocket and close the purse, and a coin holder secured to one of said extensions and closed by the other when the purse is closed.

5. A coin purse including a casing constructed of a unitary blank comprising a back section, cover sections integral with the back section, means on the cover sections for connecting the same one to another, pocket sections integral with the back section and partially separated therefrom by notches to form flap extension margins on the pocket sections, said pocket sections foldable inwardly over the back section and connected to one another by a single joint to form a pocket in the casing, means for securing the connected pocket sections to the back section to close one end of the pocket and leaving upper and lower flap extensions on the pocket, a coin holder base secured to one of the pocket extension flaps intermediate the ends of said ilap, grooved coin guides, mounting feet integrally formed on the coin guides and seated in the base, brace flanges integrally connecting the sides of the mountingfeet with thecon guides to rigidly hold the guides and the mounting feet thereof at rightangles with respect to one another, and means for securing lthe mounting feet of the coin guidesvto the base to insure rightangle positioning of the coin guides with respect to the base. Y Y

6. A coin purse including, in combination, a casing constructed of a unitary blank including a back section, cover extension sections, `and pocket extensions, said pocket extensions folded inwardly and connected together by a single transverse seam, means( for connecting the pocket extensions to the back section to close one end of a pocket formed by the pocket eX- l tensions, flap extensions integral with vthe pocket extensions, and a coin holder secured to one of the ap extensions of the pocket, said coin holder comprising a channeled base, a plurality, `of `-coin guides, mounting feet integrally formed ,on the coin guides and seated in the channeled base, reinforcing flanges integrallynrconleting the mounting feet with the 'coin y guides and placed against the inner Walls of the channeled britse, and means for securing the channeled base and coin guides to the selected flap extension to positively hold the coin guides at right angles to the channeled base of the coin holder.

7. A coin purse including a foldable casing, a pocket formed therein with a single intermediate transverse joint, means for closing one end of the pocket, pocket extension flaps on the closed and open ends of the pocket, and a coin holder secured to one of the pocket extension Bains, said coin holder including a channeled base, grooved coin guides, mounting feet integrally formed on the coin guides and at right angles thereto, reinforcing flanges on the sides of the mounting feet and integral with the coin guides to insure Positive mounting of the coin guides at right angles to the channeled base, detents struck inwardly from the coin guides near the outer ends thereof to serve as coin restrictors in the insertion or the removal of coins, and inclined coin positioning detents formed in the lower ends of the coin guides for insuring the stacking of coins in inclined overlapping relationship with one another Within the c oin holder.

NELS H. SWANSON 

